Read only access on a checked out part...?

How can it be that a file I clearly have checked out and as work in progress be read only when I open it in solidworks?  (reference screen shots)

This is extremely irritating!  I've tried opening this assembly directly from the explorer and also from right clicking and opening it from within the parent where it is used.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. 

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